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His older brother, Waren Hamiltopn Lewis,who was known as warnie, had been born three years ___________________ in 1895.



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    You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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    You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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    You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
    – Mark Beadles
    Dec 1 at 22:37










  • How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
    – Jim
    Dec 2 at 20:21








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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37




You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37












How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21




How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
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